diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 117f0a3..a65ccbb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ IF(UNIT_TESTING)
   ADD_UNIT_TEST_SAN(ubusd_main ubusd-san)
 ENDIF()
 
+IF(ABIVERSION)
+	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(ubus PROPERTIES VERSION ${ABIVERSION})
+ENDIF()
+
 INSTALL(TARGETS ubus cli
 	ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
 	LIBRARY DESTINATION lib